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| Message 2049 |
| Daryl Stout to Shaun Buzza |
| Re: Todays Bible Verse |
| 06 Apr 22 13:35:00 |
TZUTC: -0500 MSGID: 298.fidonet-bible@1:2320/33 26b31514 REPLY: 1:229/110 79d57525 PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Win32 master/61e6f5d3c Apr 4 2022 MSC 1929 TID: SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 master/61e6f5d3c Apr 4 2022 MSC 1929 BBSID: TBOLT CHRS: ASCII 1 Hi, Shaun... SB> Ay, even this is difficult! I try my best to reflect His Love onto SB> anyone who looks at me, but too many of the people I interact with are SB> black holes, sucking His Light out of my universe! All of mankind has a sin nature...and for those who've done the one thing God requires (believing on The One He has sent, in the Person of His Son, Jesus Christ), we still wake up in the morning with that sin nature...not to mention body odor, bad breath, and the call of nature (the latter is hitting me, as I'm now on Lasix for congestive heart failure). SB> Mister Stout, I ask for His guidance, through you, again. I'm happy to help where I can. :) SB> Even His Son drew a line, and got furious, sometimes! And I find SB> myself, too often, unable to hold back my own fury. Especially lately, SB> with my new interest in the BBS community...The animosity is definitely SB> felt here, btw. There is a thing as "righteous anger". It's God's Creation and His Rules. The world says "we're intolerant", because we won't engage in their "lifestyles". 1 Corinthians 1:18 notes "The preaching of The Cross is to them who die in their sins, foolishness and stupidity. But, to the saved, it's the Power of Almighty God". There are many that proclaim "We will not have Christ reign over us". Well, God, being a Gentleman, sooner more than later, will give them what they wanted. Truly, the days of Noah and Lot are here...and God isn't going to wait forever for mankind to repent (the worldwide flood of Noah, and the firebombing of Sodom and Gomorrah are evidence of that). For the believers on Christ (not just "going through the motions"), His Grace is "A license to serve, NOT a license to sin". Plus, these 3 verses offer comfort: 1) John 3:18 - He that believes on Jesus is not condemned. But, he who does not is condemned already. 2) Romans 8:1 - There is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit. 3) Acts 16:31 - Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. 4) Romans 10:9-10, 13 - If you will confess with your mouth The Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart, man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For whosoever shall call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved. 5) 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. For those who've accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, all of our sins are in "the sea of forgetfulness"..."as far as the east is from the west". Again, the believers still have the sin nature, and we'll sin until we die, or are raptured. But, at the Bema Seat Judgment in Heaven, which will occur after the rapture of the church...the issue of sin, having been settled at The Cross, won't even be considered. Rewards will be gained or lost, but they'll still be in Heaven. Satan is "the god of this world", and the majority of mankind want nothing to do with Biblical Christianity. All you have to do is try to bring that up in some of the "religion" echoes, and it becomes an instant flame war. Christianity is not a religion...it's a relationship with Jesus Christ. Many folks say that because of "so many Christian hypocrites...if that's Christianity, I want no part of it". Every person will stand before The Lord one day...either as their Savior, or as their Judge. I tell people "Don't worry about my sins on Judgment Day...you won't be asked about them". For those who refuse to accept Christ in this life, they will answer for every sin in thought, word, and deed, that they ever did. Instead of being their "Friend For Life" for eternity...to these, Jesus Christ will be "Their Worst Nightmare". Once you witness the Gospel to someone (planting the seed), that person's blood is off your hands. If they don't want to repent of their sin and accept Christ, that's their problem, not yours. Only God can break the stone cold heart of someone. Jesus Himself said in the instance where your "witness" is spurned, shake the dust off your feet, and move on. If you try to "cram the Bible down their throat", you'll drive them further away. SB> WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? This isn't a joke, it's an honest question. SB> With so many people belittling and deriding Him, how did He cope? How SB> did He keep to His heavenly mission? He didn't have the sin nature as we do. Otherwise, He could not have been the perfect sacrifice to take away our sin. Hebrews 9:22 notes "Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission for sin". Most churches won't talk about The Cross, The Blood Of Jesus, etc., as they view Christianity as "a slaughterhouse religion". Millenia ago, God declared that "The Life Is In The Blood". Without blood in your body, you'll physically die. So, those like myself on a blood thinner (Eliquis, for congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation) have to be very careful with injuries. The Bible notes that "He who knew no sin at all, became sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him". Grace has been defined as G)od's R)iches A)t C)hrist's E)xpense. It doesn't seem like an even exchange...He got our sin, and we got His Righteousness. When Jesus cried out from The Cross "My God!! My God!! Why have You forsaken Me??", it was because Christ became the embodiment of sin for ALL of mankind...as He had no sin of His own. But, God can NOT look at, or abide in the presence of sin...so, He had to turn His Back on His Son. Yet, the Resurrection was God's Seal Of Approval on the work Christ did on The Cross. During the final week of Jesus' earthly life, many things occurred. To save space, I've noted this URL with excellent reading on it; since we're coming up on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. https://gracethrufaith.com/series/the-last-eight-days/ Nowadays, churches and people would rather have a "prosperity, 'name it, claim it' gospel", with NOT A WORD on righteous living, sin, repentance, or judgment. These will be the ones that on Judgment Day, The Lord tells them "I never knew you...you are not welcome in my Heaven". SB> ... I'm not a complete idiot... Several parts are missing! ID 10 T Department...can I help you?? I provide award whining service. |
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